Slide loop



Nov. 6, 1945. q ELWELL' 2,388,317-

SLIDE LOOP Filed Feb. 7, 1944 Patented Nov. 6, 1945 sLmE LOOP George Henry Elwell, New Haven, Conn., assignor to Eastern Tool and Manufacturing Company, Bloomfield, N. J a corporation Application February 7, 1944, Serial No. 521,397

1 Claim.

This invention relates to slide loops, the physical combination of a slide adapted for adjustment along the length of a strap threaded therein and a button loop adapted to be clipped over a button ever, while providing for the marginal entrance of a strap within a pair of loops, employs no restricted entrance. The marginal insertion of the strap in the present invention is rather aided by a slight flare thereof by an outwardly rounded bend of the wire structure at such entrance where a central enlargement is provided as will be explained herein.

With reference to the accompanying drawing the Figure l is an upright face view of the device; Figure 2 is a, similar view, but illustrating the outline of a strap portion partially inserted Within the device; and Figure 3 is a side view of the device illustrating the outline of a strap fully inserted therein.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the numerals I and 2 designate opposite end portions of wire structure of What might be termed an incompleterectangular loop,

the said end portions I and 2 both having relatively aligned upper bars 4, side bars 5, and relatively aligned lower bars 6. The so-called rectangular loop is provided with a central enlargement I of which the wire structure comprises a bar 8 extending above, and in a parallel plane to, that of the aligned upper bars 4, the extremities of the bar 8 providing the converging side bars 9 integrally connecting the said aligned upper bars 4. The aligned lower 'bars 6 are integrally connected to the side arms III of a button loop II depending therefrom. The side bars of the end portions of the now complete rectangular loop support opposite extremities of an intermediate bar I2 separating the rectangular loop into a pair of loops having the upper side portions 3 and 3' and the lower side portions 3 and 3. This intermediate bar is preferably of flat metal lying in the plane of the wire structure. The interengaging bent terminals III of the side arms IU of the button loop II are illustrated with the usual connecting clip omitted, but a clip Of any desired type may be employed therefor.

To fully thread a strap S within the pair of loops, comprising the upper side portions 3 and 3' and the lower portions 3" and 3", a strap end S is inserted from the rear within the enlargement I with one marginal edge 8" of the strap S leaning against a converging side bar 9 and the other marginal edge S" inserted within the upper loop portion 3 of the pair of loops. The same end S of the strap S is passed over the intermediate bar I2 and inserted from the front of the device within the button loop I I with the marginal edge 8" of the strap S inserted within the lower loop portion 3" of said pair of loops, as illustrated by the Figure 2. With the strap S is such partially threaded relation to the device, the strap edge 5'' is marginally tucked within the upper loop portion 3 and the strap edge S" is marginally tucked within the lower loop portion 3 of said pair of loops. With the ends of the strap S pulled taut, the strap S becomes fully inserted within the device, as illustrated by the Figure 3.

It is to be noted that with the aforesaid structure and the'manner of inserting a strap therein, the intermediate bar I2 may be made to cover much of the area, otherwise open, within the rectangular loop, thus leaving minimum spaces open between the said intermediate bar I2 and upper bars 4 and lower bars 6 which spaces, without the manner of threading a strap within the improved device, would be too diflicult, if not impossible, within which to enter a strap. In the present device, the strap marginally inserted as aforesaid within such minimum spaces above and below the intermediate bar l2 provides the maximum bite upon the inserted strap S within the slide loop.

While the slide loop is illustrated as including a button loop having the side arms I0 intended'to be united at their extremities II) by means of a clip (not illustrated), yet it is to be understood that the invention extends to a rigid type of structure wherein the extremities of a one-piece wire length of structure are joined in permanent intimate union, one to the other, within the bar 8 or at any other convenient place in the structure.

I claim:

A slide loop structure comprising a single piece of wire a, central portion of which provides an uppermost cross-bar of said structure; downward relatively convergent wire portions, each formed at opposite ends of said cross-bar; outward spacedly aligned cross-bar sections parallel with the plane of said uppermost bar and formed at the ends of said convergent wire portions; downward parallel wire side bars, each formed at an end of each aligned sections; inward spacedly aligned wire cross-bar sections parallel with said outwardly aligned cross-bar sections and formed at the ends of said side bars; button loop side arms depending from said inwardly aligned crossbar sections; and asheet-stock fiat cross-bar supported by said side bars intermediate, and closely positioned to, said outwardly and inwardly aligned cross-bar sections.

GEORGE HENRY ELWELL. 

